A Legendary Joystick Returns - This Week In Retro 282

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Neil stops by to check out Commodore's latest product, the TAC-2. A legendary joystick that has been reborn. An ABCNews story takes a look at our hobby of choice and The Need For Speed is coming to the Atari Jaguar, could this be the game that proves that the Jag could have been a contender?

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00:00 - Show Opening

05:53 -  Sometimes Tactics Aren’t EnoughStory Link: https://commodore.net/store/tac-2/

21:16 - Getting Serious About PreservationStory Link: https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/ai-grips-world-thrill-collecting-vintage-computers-growing-135508246ENIAC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUg-tXigVUIFuze Museum: https://www.fuze.co.uk/museum.htmlNational Museums Scotland:  https://my.nms.ac.uk/23690/23691

40:20 - Housekeeping - News links found below

50:26 - ATARI Jaguar Feels The Need For SpeedStory Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/the-original-3do-programmers-deserve-serious-kudos-this-experiment-is-bringing-a-classic-ea-racer-to-the-atari-jaguarVideo Link: https://www.youtube.com/@Budfolk

01:04:01 - Community Question of the Week

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